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Dams are once again being recognised as important key contributors to a prosperous and sustainable future.
If the river islands are bombed away and if the riverscape is engineered into something more like a large artificial canal, then endangered species face extinction.
A reliable water supply from Australia’s mountain catchments depends on intact and functioning ecosystems.
Old and degraded infrastructure costs the United States money and puts lives at risk. A civil engineer describes some innovative ways to measure risks and prioritize repairs.
For a small price, Donald Trump could score the easy win he’s been waiting for.
We’re working on a project to map all of Europe’s waterways and dams.
At the heart of the Himalayas, the ongoing conflict between China and India for the hydro-power race will affect the whole region.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, under construction on the Blue Nile, will bring electricity and wealth to East Africa, but could also have harmful environmental and political impacts.
Mega development projects can have a positive impact. But there are risks. Between 2004 and 2013, some 3.4 million people were ‘physically and economically displaced’ by World Bank projects alone.
The construction of dams in Africa, in some cases, bring an unintended consequence – an increase in malaria in the surrounding areas.
Freshwater is one of the most threatened resources on Earth. Dragonflies can tell us what we need to know about the state of this precious resource.
The ‘Muskrat Falls’ hydroelectric project is being built in anticipation of the Innu voting away ownership of their own land.
Freshwater fish are declining everywhere, in part thanks to dam-building. But we can have both.
The development of northern Australia will depend on harnessing water resources.
Toxic algal blooms were unheard of in Australia’s major waterways before 1991. Now the Murray River has been struck by four major events in less than a decade, with more likely in the future.
A new millennium-long record reveals that Australia has suffered longer droughts and wet periods than those recorded in the past century’s weather observations.
Freshwater covers only 0.5% of the Earth’s surface but is home to 10% of the world’s lifeforms.
Big new investors such as the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank are key players in a worldwide infrastructure, and that could be bad news for the environment.
Despite its long idle, Melbourne’s desalination plant plays a vital role in providing water in a drying climate.
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Professor, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor Water Science, Monash University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Honorary Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University
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Principal Researcher, CGIAR System Organization
